Master’s student in Animal Science wins Koos van der Merwe Award

Posted on April 30, 2019

Ms Micaela Sinclair-Black, an MSc (Agric) student in Animal Science at the University of Pretoria, recently received the Koos van der Merwe Award at the Animal Feed Manufacturers’ Association (AFMA) symposium.

On a different buzz: why we need flies

Posted on April 29, 2019

For many people, the idea of flies buzzing about isn’t very appealing, as they’re typically associated with dirt and disease. But before you swat the next fly you see, know that out of the thousands of flies that are known, only a few are harmful – the rest play positive roles...

Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor gets PhD from UP

Posted on April 16, 2019

Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Naledi Pandor took her portfolio seriously by going back to class and graduating with a PhD in Education from the University of Pretoria (UP) this week. Her research topic was ‘The contested meaning of transformation in higher education in...

Astronomers capture first image of a black hole

Posted on April 10, 2019

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. Today, (10 April) in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that...

UP Law alumna Agasha Natalie Tabaro elected to pursue Master’s studies at Oxford University

Posted on March 19, 2019

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that alumna Agasha Natalie Tabaro has been selected to pursue Master’s studies in International Human Rights at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Another feather in Agasha’s master’s studies cap...

Chemistry Nobel laureate offers advice to UP academics and students

Posted on January 10, 2019

The University of Pretoria was proud to host 2016 Chemistry Nobel laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart recently, when he spoke at UP’s Future Africa campus. In his lecture, Sir Fraser said that, to be successful as academics, teachers should prioritise their students’ needs and put them ahead...

‘African businesses face threat of becoming obsolete’ – Aurecon COO

Posted on October 05, 2018

If African businesses do not adapt to the fourth industrial revolution (4th IR), they will become obsolete. At the very least, they will become isolated and unable to compete globally. This was said by Dr Gustav Rohde, Chief Operating Officer of global engineering company Aurecon, at the 54th...

Emeritus professor receives international lifetime achievement award

Posted on August 31, 2018

Emeritus Prof Ernie Heath, together with Prof Melville Saayman from North-West University, were the first-ever recipients of the Tourism Educators South Africa (TESA) Lifetime Award at the 7th Biennial International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) & 2nd Tourism Educators South Africa...